Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, Pennsylvania · Website
$53,775
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,775
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a public 4-year college in Kutztown, Pennsylvania with 6,180 undergraduates and 1,161 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,331 a year (tuition and fees $11,314 in-state, $16,068 out-of-state). It admits 91% of applicants and 54% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,775 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,331
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,314
Out-of-state $16,068
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
54%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,775
Rank 1,190 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,331
- Tuition in-state
- $11,314
- Tuition out-of-state
- $16,068
- Cost of attendance
- $29,866
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,957
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,386
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,306
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,840
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,759
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,411 in 2015-16 to $11,314 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,210
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 6,180
- Graduate students
- 1,161
- Part-time students
- 4.7%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 79
- Endowment
- $45.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,190 of 5,094 US colleges and 116 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,331 | $19,970 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,314 | $19,182 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 66% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $17,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,309 | $42,275 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,775 | $49,700 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 69% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
79 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 236 | $26,000 | $45,703 | $65,407 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 175 | $27,000 | $44,793 | $51,346 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $26,000 | $30,558 | $46,253 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $26,000 | $37,311 | $55,068 | $55,378 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $26,875 | $36,363 | $56,525 | $50,983 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $25,937 | $35,957 | $54,173 | $56,359 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $27,000 | $50,645 | $54,845 | $50,499 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $26,350 | $22,057 | $49,132 | $50,497 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $27,000 | $40,286 | $53,312 | $51,490 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 51 | Withheld | $58,849 | $64,202 | $63,707 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $27,000 | $33,863 | $65,948 | $57,214 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $25,500 | $37,135 | $47,221 | $51,790 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 43 | $41,000 | $49,108 | $57,834 | $65,123 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 38 | $58,032 | $43,166 | $49,631 | $65,184 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 37 | $40,859 | $51,775 | $59,207 | $60,111 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 36 | $24,174 | $56,174 | $60,681 | $59,916 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,000 | $36,800 | $49,665 | $51,389 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $26,000 | $48,056 | $74,677 | $92,374 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $27,000 | $19,413 | $34,337 | $41,367 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,000 | $26,242 | $47,530 | $48,471 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $25,998 | $26,761 | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | $63,439 | $64,548 | $70,644 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,250 | $38,567 | $58,347 | $63,293 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kutztown and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Kutztown University of Pennsylvania cost?
$21,331 a year is the average net price at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,314 for in-state students and $16,068 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,866. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,957 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania?
91% of applicants are admitted to Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,210 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Kutztown University of Pennsylvania graduates earn?
$53,775 a year is the median pay of former Kutztown University of Pennsylvania students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,309 after 6 years). That ranks 1,190 of 5,094 US colleges and 116 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's) at $63,439.
How much student debt do Kutztown University of Pennsylvania graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania?
54% of first-time, full-time students at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (236 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (175 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (111 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 79 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.